You might think that gravity is the walker's friend. The Gorse Fox will admit that descending from the top of the escarpment is easier than climbing it, but it does give the knees quite a bashing.
The Gorse Fox couldn't really get so close to the village of Plumpton without a detour down to take a look around. This was a rash decision made in the comfort of the Gorse Fox's study, rather than a rational decision taken 7.5 miles into the walk.
He seems top remember that it was at about this point that a youngster (about 12-ish) came running up the hill with his dog. Gorse Fox remarked to himself how fit he seemed, and shouldn't be at home playing with his PlayStation and growing morbidly obese like all his classmates.
The little parish church wasn't on the planned route, so GF probably wouldn't get a better view of it than this from the hillside.
Finally the route found its way onto paved road as the open Downs plunged into a small copse. The occasional car could be heard from the road ahead. The Gorse Fox was approaching civilisation.
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